ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author focuses on matters of health and well-being, and professional and personal development, which is a crucial foundation of mental health practice. He highlights a person-centred approach to supervision, drawing upon his own experience of receiving person-centred supervision and how this enables him to bring the person-centred approach into his work as a mental health professional. To begin with though, the author draws attention to the particular stresses and hazards of being a mental health professional. To be aware of these stresses enables greater awareness of our personal and professional needs. 'Burnout' has become an increasingly recognised phenomenon amongst health professionals. The author describes some of the characteristics of a person-centred approach to supervision. He draws upon some of his experiences of supervision with a person-centred therapist and supervisor who also has an understanding of the workings of National Health Service (NHS) mental health services.
